AHP Apprentice - Occupational Therapist Birmingham, England
Job description
AHP Apprenticeship in Occupational Therapy , 4 year Secondment whilst working in Clinical Team. If you are currently working with Birmingham Community Healthcare, your salary will remain the same.
Once shortlisted, internal candidates will be required to complete a secondment form (document attached to advert) prior to interview. If this is not completed and agreed we can not progress the application further.
External Candidates will be recruited at Band 3 Agenda for Change salary scale. A-Level students applying for this post would need to have predicted grades at Grade C or above and any offer would be subject to achieving these minimum entry requirements for the University (of Coventry).
Maths and English GCSE at Grade C(4) or functional skills level 2 must be completed before enrolment
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is offering the opportunity for individuals to apply to join our Registered Allied Healthcare Professional (AHP) Apprenticeship. This year we are looking to recruit Occupational Therapy apprentices. This is a work-based course and a four year education program, working towards becoming an HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist with a BSc Hons Degree. The course combines work-based and academic learning between BCHC and Coventry University for Occupational Therapy Apprentices.
As an Apprentice you will be based, as a paid employee, within BCHC. Whilst you will be allocated to one specific area, you will experience working across both internal and external placements in partnership with local acute & community Trusts in the Birmingham & Solihull area to gain an appreciation of the different areas of local healthcare service and meet the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) requirements.
Ordinarily, attendance is expected one day per week at University with the remaining days of the week at the work base. You will also have some time on clinical placement within other Trusts / clinical areas.
On successful completion of the apprenticeship you will be able to join the HCPC register as a registered AHP
